Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'm very happy to be here today to discuss this legislation.
In order to understand the issues better and the solutions that are being brought by this bill, I'd like to focus a little more on practical outcome questions.
My understanding is that, at the moment, there are no legally enforceable drinking water standards in first nation communities. That's correct, but clearly the operators of the filtration plants must be adhering to some standards. Would this vary by community, or would they be adhering to the national federal/provincial unenforceable water quality standards?